The Greenville times., 1887-09-17
REEgTILLE TINES
SATURDAY. SEPT b. 1857
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political ufaifs. aud that & .O0k
With disiayor b this iusialoe apo
hls conduct is not uus8 ptcLet
Notwithstanding THE be- wii. sit
yoaf permission, state some mos
Important faets connected wii
tue lats convention Ia Tie jtI
Dist. aud the contest ensued. Cha
ia s0me way has escaped your nj
ienaon.
You distinctly charge that With
oar reason or even alleged pre-
text one. fourth Of those assem
bled ID the 5sh Dist pfeciuc
meeting selected d cOutestiug dele
cation after the due aud formal al
J0urnmeui Of the convention. o.
THE poiui, and i il the gisi u th,
whole matte. you are totally aut
entirely IN error How you cOuic
make suoh O charge n you haG
read the published proceedings d
our convention Gee Spectator o'
Aug Ctll ] am uuuJie 10 under
stand.
The isets are as fUiiOws Eari}
in the day on which the jlu Dist.
convention met i was apparent to
us that a number Of men were
present intending ~ vote, who had
no night 10 do 30. OF whose fighi
~ least Was questionable unless
some steps were taken 20 prevent
them. Upon the matter We held .
caucus Oi our friends aud Is waE
determined 10 offer the following
resolution lu the convention when
assembled which, n adopted and
complied With, eacb of our friends
pledged himself 10 faithfully umde
~ the fesult Bui lfou the oomrs
~ i Was not adopted aud com
piled with, aud the illeEa rotUt
counted, that We would hold auU-
theT aud separate convention
The resolution pfefo0 by us and
yrsi before gong into permanent
organization Ngs ~ fullOvt
Resolved, thai the chair dues
nov appoint three teiiefs, aud
that before Any person shall vote
~ thls convention his name shall
be registered, aud IL bic right 30
vote is challenged be shall furnish
satisfactory proof Of iis right 10
vote before the ballot is east
On motion Of Mr.. Root aud by
viva yooo vote although we deman.
ded ballot. the resolutton was
voted down, and a protest made /
by myself AT this stage of the l
proceedings, some gentlemen ex.
pressed their disgust and refused
TO vote thereafter. Now IA Offer
lng aud Insisting upon the adoption
of said resolution, fair and honest
ln all of lts provisions, do you
stlll believe that We contemplate
committing The hagant aud iulol
cradle wrong with which son
charge us now The very same re.
solution vac used in convention
here tso years ago. Under ils pro
visions aud operation si& or eight
Illegal 'eteie were challenged aud
prevented ifom voting aud The
nomination ofouf present vortly
aud eihclcni Justice Of tue Peacs
Col a. J. Cilkey wac mede poss
ble aud our little village ef Ban
eausby purged ~ lie borae u
lewd momeu. gamblers aud hgoa
luns that for yeafs had mode
reritable Sodom 10 OH miGss
As no Registry was maze 81
those voting iu our late ogaKea-
non i was impossible wits tie
crowd " visitors preseuf, congo
seq Of b0u residents u lae euun.
y aud some residents uoi uatefa.
zed, " tell who voted uud uc
I'D not vote, orifthey voted mgrs
.bah once. II IL asserted thar .a
)earanees were against us - tle
lay of the convention aud ia.
hefshaw bad the largest crowd
Such ] admit, but ue we're 60,
iealing with appearances vheu
aets were 10 De had ~ real 81. e.
honestly aud ~ fairly, aud ulich
was the uadenlable duiy of tbai
convention ~ ascertain. We re
Dslned throughout the convention
nd tired repeatedly to force gots
y ballot, hoping 70 expose the Il.
egal votes that We believed then
'ere being cast, but failed utterly.
'elDg self respectful we held
bother convention aud appealed
0 the county convention. That
ueb was not done Oh mere ore.
ext J pledge you the word Of
very gentleman who participated ,
herein. That i resulted ID giving
= control of the organization Of
he county convention was truly ,
neapected, for We confidently
oped 10 carry three districts. aud
re did come within two votes Of
arrying four
That We had cause 10 be suspi.
ious aud 30 fear sharp practice
hd to prepare against it, in addi 4
lon to the correction oG two wears b
go already referred To-, ! sill D
lie t0 shat is known as the mid. :
lgbt convention 81 last year. K
Inch was held at night, in 4 bar
pom. Aud after the due aud
JfiDal adjournment of "a regular
and at which of the
Igbt on ten men assembled there
as n0i present more than one 0r
30 truly representative citizens
7 either town 0r county That
Was not only a farce
NJ truly a ilagfant aud lutoler
bic wrong" l'y that means. too.
Iey got control Of the 0rganiza
0D OF the county convention. / |
. a subscriber aud regular
Iader Of the Times, bat do not
member Of your having chafac
rized their conduct IN the forei
Z, feeling, authoritative style sou
lately did ours.